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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fadhel Aouadi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hikmat F. Mahmood, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Ismail Ozgur Yaman, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/900 ;
Abstract
A rail ( ) for an automotive frame ( ) is provided for absorbing kinetic energy in front end crashes. The rail ( ) is a metal bar having a front portion and a plurality of indentations ( A, B, C, D) integrally formed therein along the longitudinal axis ( ). The indentations ( A, B, C, D) are intended to permit the deformation of the metal bar so as to enhance the absorption of the kinetic energy of a front end crash.